This is a presentation of some Web 2.0 tools being used by teachers in the HWDSB. This was made at an OASBO conference on Feb 26th, 2010. The content is fairly generic as I did live demonstrations along with the supporting slides.

1. LEVERAGING WEB 2.0
So much stuff... so little time!
Paul Hatala
Hamilton-Wentworth District School Board

2. WE ARE THE WEB...

3. TODAY’S TOOLS
Polleverywhere.com
Google Docs
Evernote
PBWorks
Jing & Audacity
Slideshare.net
Toodledo
Dropbox

4. CLOUD COMPUTING
Information is stored
in the “cloud”
The cloud is just an
offsite server
Double edged sword;
convenience vs access/
security

5. POLLEVERYWHERE
Free version allows you to create polls for up to 30
responses
Can vote via text message, web browser or Twitter
Responses can be downloaded

6. GOOGLE DOCS
Word processing, spreadsheets, presentations and
forms
Documents can be shared with others to allow
realtime editing
Saves in common formats (.doc, .xls, .ppt)
Revision history allows you to see edits that have
been made

7. EVERNOTE
Great for research (collect as you go)
Maintains the links that exist in a web document
Allows you to create notes (written, pics, web
clippings)
There is both a desktop application as well as a web-
based service
You can share the notebooks with others

8. PBWORKS
Wiki site
Great for creating flexible “notes”
Revision history maintained (for revision)
Can link content to students via login ID

9. JING/AUDACITY
Great tools for creating content quickly
Jing is a basic screen capture tool that allows you to
voice over as you work on your computer
Audacity allows you to record audio to create
podcasts
Both are freeware

10. SLIDESHARE.NET
Allows you to post PowerPoint documents to be
shared
Can also post word files, PDFs, etc.

11. CONTRIBUTING GLOBALLY

12. TOODLEDO
Online ToDo list creator
Lists can also be opened on an iTouch or iPhone
Can set notifications or alerts when a ToDo item is
coming up
All stored on the “cloud”

13. DROPBOX
Online file-sharing system
Files that are shared are “dropped” onto your
desktop
Doesn’t require a constant connection to have access
to your files
Can access files from any computer than is connected

14. SAFETY CONSIDERATIONS
Who own’s the data?
What happens when you aren’t able to get online?
What if the data is lost/destroyed?
What if your account is “hacked”?

15. INSPIRATION...

16. FOR MORE INFORMATION
Paul Hatala
hatalap@mcmaster.ca OR paul.hatala@hwdsb.on.ca